life sentence
noun
: the punishment of being sent to prison for the rest of one's life
He received a life sentence for his crimes.
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Gotti, who was eventually convicted, died of cancer in 2002 while serving a life sentence.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Another prisoner, Shahab Shahabadi, 35, has been serving a life sentence since 2014.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Officials also highlighted the arrest of Souvanheuang Phachansiri, a 65-year-old citizen of Laos, who had reportedly been convicted of second-degree murder, resulting in a life sentence, and of kidnapping, resulting in an 8- to 10-year sentence in Boston.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
In 1984, as part of a plea agreement, Vedam was sentenced to another 2½ to five years on a drug offense, to be served concurrently with his life sentence.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Another prisoner, Shahab Shahabadi, 35, has been serving a life sentence since 2014.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Officials also highlighted the arrest of Souvanheuang Phachansiri, a 65-year-old citizen of Laos, who had reportedly been convicted of second-degree murder, resulting in a life sentence, and of kidnapping, resulting in an 8- to 10-year sentence in Boston.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
In 1984, as part of a plea agreement, Vedam was sentenced to another 2½ to five years on a drug offense, to be served concurrently with his life sentence.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for life sentence
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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